Today arriving from Honfleur is the Sea Cloud II, one of the few three-masted tall ships in the cruising world. She is one of the luxury liners in the world offering her guests a unique "private yacht" experience. Anchored in front of Jethou there were no queues for tenders as she normally carries under a hundred guests.
Sea Cloud II has 24 sails and can carry over 32,000 square feet of sail area providing an alternative method of propulsion to her diesel engines. The original Sea Cloud was built in the 1930s, the largest private yacht at the time, and converted in 1979 when purchased by a group of German businessmen. Sea Cloud II entered service in 2001.
Despite the luxury of Sea Cloud II it seems the simple pleasures in life are still good as locals take an after work swim in Havelet Bay on the southern side of St Peter Port, the main town on Guernsey. The slipway is dedicated to a previous Queen's representative on the Island, Lieutenant-Governor, Vice Admiral Sir John Coward.
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